Chapter 978: I Can't Hold It
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"Hold on! Hold on! The sky is about to dawn, and when the Chinese air force arrives, the Americans will retreat. As long as we hold the line, the squadron will definitely reward us greatly. Maybe we'll be given a big bonus, and when we return to Japan, we'll be able to buy a piece of land in the countryside and live for the rest of our lives. If you make meritorious service, you may even be able to obtain Chinese nationality and become a master! A Japanese mercenary officer took advantage of the gap between battles and said to his soldiers, hoping to help them cheer them up. It was not long before dawn, and although his brigade had less than two hundred men left, it had finally persevered, and had already seen the dawn of victory. And if they win, they will definitely gain much more than they lose.
The rest of the Japanese mercenary soldiers, although their faces were full of exhaustion, their eyes were full of eagerness. For ordinary Japanese mercenary soldiers, earning meritorious service in the war and getting enough rewards is already their only goal. Most of these mercenary soldiers come from poor backgrounds, and serving as soldiers to make money, working for the Chinese has become their only way out. Although the probability of dying in battle is very high, as long as you can persevere, you will eventually be able to earn enough money to go back to Japan to buy a piece of land and live a stable life. As for obtaining Chinese nationality and becoming a human being, this is not something they can hope for.
The commander of the Japanese mercenaries, General Yoshimasa Oshima, also rushed to the headquarters of the 6th Army of the Chinese Army and asked to see General Gao Chang.
"General, the sky is about to dawn, when will the fighters of the Chinese Air Force arrive, the Americans have not given up the offensive until now, and the pressure on the front line is very great!" General Yoshimasa Oshima said with some eagerness. A night of fighting down. The divisions and regiments of the Japanese mercenaries stationed on the front line of defense had already been crippled several times. With such a huge loss, even if General Yoshimasa Oshima no longer regards the lives of ordinary Japanese mercenary soldiers, he will be distressed! If the strength of the Japanese mercenary is weakened, his position will also be greatly affected. Although Japan is constantly recruiting new soldiers, it will take a lot of time to reach the front lines in Mexico.
"General Oshima, rest assured, our air force has made preparations again, and the fighter plane will take off in half an hour. It is also only an hour from the field airfield in Acapulco to Chilpancingo. You have to hold on for the last hour! Admiral Gao Chang said. So far, the Japanese mercenaries have satisfied him, and although they have suffered heavy casualties, they have finally resisted the attack of the American army.
"Yes. Rest assured, general, we will crush the attack of the Americans! Admiral Yoshimasa Oshima assured.
The command of the US army, Admiral Pershing and Lieutenant General Davis, was also full of bitterness. The sky is about to dawn, and once the Chinese air force arrives, the US military will definitely be dealt a heavy blow. Therefore, in order to preserve strength, the US military must withdraw from the battlefield before the Chinese air force arrives. But. After a night of fierce fighting, the American army had already paid a heavy price, and the 37th and 38th armies were both heavily damaged and on the verge of collapse. Moreover. Now there is only one line of defense left by the Japanese mercenaries, and victory is already in sight.
"General, what should we do now? It's going to be dawn soon, and the Chinese air force will soon be on the battlefield! Lieutenant General Davis asked.
Admiral Pershing was very unwilling. After hesitating for a few seconds, he said: "Order the artillery to fire with all your might." Give them fifteen minutes to fire shells at enemy positions. Fifteen minutes later, the 39th Army immediately attacked the enemy! ”
"Yes, General!" Without the slightest hesitation, Lieutenant General Davis immediately gave the order. He knew that Admiral Pershing was unwilling and wanted to attack at the last moment. There is still half an hour to go, and with the arrival of the Chinese Air Force from Acapulco, the US military has about an hour to go. This is their last chance. As long as the U.S. military can recapture its position before the Chinese Air Force arrives, this is a victory! And that's exactly what Admiral Pershing and the U.S. military in Mexico need, and even more so the U.S. government!
"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The running group of the American troops opened fire, and thousands of large-caliber heavy guns, according to the realized marked shooting elements, opened fire on the defensive line held by the Japanese mercenaries. Dense shells fell, and clusters of orange-red fireballs rose from the position. The shock wave generated by the explosion of the shells, as well as the scattered shrapnel, wantonly harvested the lives on the position.
The soldiers of the Japanese mercenaries lay in the shallow trenches, silently enduring the heavy shelling of the American army. In the fierce battle, the fortifications on the defensive line had already been destroyed, and even the trenches had accumulated a lot of mud and sand. The Japanese mercenaries suffered heavy losses in the heavy shelling of the American army.
Although the fifteen-minute shelling was not long, in the eyes of the Japanese mercenary soldiers who were subjected to the shelling, it was completely like a year. After the artillery bombardment of the US army ended, the four infantry divisions of the US 39th Army, which had already been prepared, immediately launched an attack on the defense line of the Japanese mercenaries. With a short distance of five hundred meters, it only takes two or three minutes for an adult soldier to be able to rush through.
"Get up! Get up! The Americans have attacked, knock them down! The Japanese mercenary soldiers, who had managed to survive the bombardment of the US army, came out of the trench at the urging of the officer, manipulated the weapons in their hands, and launched an attack on the US troops. Dense bullets and shells opened fire on the American troops who came in like a tidal wave, knocking American soldiers to the ground one by one. But more American soldiers launched a charge one after another, and for a while, the defense line of the Japanese mercenary soldiers, who had suffered heavy losses, became a little precarious.
"Commander, the Americans' offensive is too fierce, and the Japanese mercenaries are about to be unable to hold it!" A staff officer ordered Admiral Gao Chang.
"Hmmm! The 11th and 12th Divisions were ordered to go into battle ten minutes later. After a night's rest, it's time for us to go on the horse! Admiral Gao Chang said. Although the offensive of the US army is very fierce now, in the eyes of Admiral Gao Chang, this is already the end of the crossbow. What's more, the Chinese Air Force has already begun to rush towards Chilpancingo, and the US attack will also end with the arrival of the Chinese Air Force.
"Kill!" On the battlefield, the U.S. military had broken through the defense line of the Japanese mercenaries, and tens of thousands of people on both sides were strangled together. Fierce battles were fought on the battlefield, with soldiers on both sides constantly plunging their bayonets into the enemy's bodies. Although the Japanese mercenaries' bayonet fighting skills were better, they were tired and hungry when they were at a serious disadvantage in terms of strength, and they could no longer resist the attack of the American army!
At this time, the 6th and 11th divisions of the 12th Army of the Chinese Army joined the battlefield. The addition of more than 30,000 new troops immediately changed the course of the battlefield. The U.S. offensive was vigorously contained, and the Japanese mercenary soldiers, with the help of two divisions of the Chinese Army, gradually gained a firm foothold and assisted the Chinese Army in launching a counterattack.
"General, the Chinese have sent reinforcements, and judging from the number of the troops, they are all elite units of the Chinese Army. The Chinese air force is already on its way again, and our attack will no longer be successful! Lieutenant General Davis said.
Admiral Pershing nodded, a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes, and then said: "Order the front-line troops to retreat!" In addition, the artillery is also all hidden to defend against air attacks by the Chinese Air Force! ”
With the order of General Pershing, the American soldiers who were strangled with the Chinese army and the Japanese mercenaries retreated one after another. It's just that the Chinese army and Japanese mercenaries stuck to it in time. The two sides have been strangled together, and it is unlikely that the US military will want to retreat. For a time, the American army, which wanted to retreat, was pursued by the Chinese army and Japanese mercenaries, and was defeated. The original orderly retreat suddenly turned into a rout. A large number of American soldiers shouted that they had been defeated and fled frantically behind them. Then he was chased by the Chinese army and Japanese mercenaries and hit to the ground.
At 7 o'clock in the morning, the fighters of the Air Force had already arrived, and dozens of F5 'Haidongqing' fighters in the sky began to strafe and drop bombs at the routed US soldiers, which undoubtedly aggravated the collapse of the US troops.
The defeated U.S. army was unable to resist the attack of the Chinese army, not only lost the captured defense line, but even the defense line they originally held was broken through by the Chinese army and Japanese mercenaries.
For the U.S. military, it is already very critical. The defensive line in front of Chilpansingo, under the fierce attacks of the Chinese army and Japanese mercenaries, was clearly no longer able to hold.
Under such circumstances, in order to avoid suffering further losses, Admiral Pershing ordered the abandonment of positions on the front line, and all the American troops retreated to the city of Chilpancingo and defended it.
At 8 a.m., all U.S. troops withdrew to the city of Chilpansingo. The Chinese army and the Japanese mercenaries launched a tentative attack, but both were beaten back. The U.S. forces were very strong in the city of Chilpancingo, and they were supported by fire from high hills on both sides of the city. It may not be so easy for the squadron to break through Chilpancingo, which is defended by the American army.
However, under the fierce bombardment of the Chinese Air Force and the fierce shelling of the artillery of the Chinese Army, the defense of the US army has become weaker and weaker, and the morale has been greatly damaged, and it has become very difficult for the US army to continue to resist the attack of the squadron in Chilpansingo!